Bird Log for spring 2000 on Blow's Downs

27/02/00 - 1 Stonechat in the Paddocks (K)
29/02/00 - An unprecedented 22 Stonechats on Site:-
29/02/00 - 3 in The Paddocks, 10 on the Downside Slope (H) & 9 on the adjacent Griffin Golf Course
01/03/00 - Today 23 Stonechats on site:-
01/03/00 - 2 on the paddocks, 12 on the Downside slope (H), 1 by the railway at the bottom of slope (B) & 8 on the Griffin Golf Course
05/03/00 - At least 6 Stonechats still present on Downside Slope (H)
08/03/00 - 1 Northern Wheatear on site, the earliest ever record!
08/03/00 - 11 Stonechats still present, 6 on Downside slope(H), 3 on the paddocks(K&L) and 2 on the set aside by the Griffin golf course
13/03/00 - 2 Northern Wheatears on site
24/03/00 - 2 Northern Wheatear in the Paddocks(K&L)
25/03/00 - 1 Northern Wheatear on the paddocks(K&L) another just west of the chalk pit(D), both males
25/03/00 - 1 Blackcap on the hedge at the end of Half Moon Lane
25/03/00 - 1 Redwing flew over the site
27/03/00 - 1 Wheatear in The Paddocks(L)
31/03/00 - 1ST Willow Warbler of the Spring on Slope (D) above Jeans Way
01/04/00 - 1 Wheatear in the Paddocks(K&L)
02/04/00 - 12 Northern Wheatear, 4 in the Paddocks(K&L),3 on Kingsbury Slope(D), 4 at the top of the Paddocks Slope(J) & 1 in the Chalkpit(C)
02/04/00 - 2 Ring Ouzels, 1 Male in the Chalkpit(C) & 1 Female in the Chalkpit(C) & the Paddocks(K&L)
02/04/00 - 2 Redwing in the Paddocks(K&L)
02/04/00 - 2 Blackcaps seen
02/04/00 - 1 Willow Warbler singing Briefly
02/04/00 - A couple of Chiffchaffs singing on site
09/04/00 - 2 Male Redstarts, 1 on Kingsbury Slope(D) and 1 on Downside Slope(H)
09/04/00 - 1 Ring Ouzel between Paddocks Slope(J) and Kingsbury Slope(D)
12/04/00 - 1 Ring Ouzel on Kingsbury Slope(D)
13/04/00 - 1 Male Northern Wheatear on the southern Paddocks(L)
13/04/00 - 1 Male Ring Ouzel on the Kingsbury Slope(D)
16/04/00 - 1 Redstart west of Chalkpit(C)
16/04/00 - 2 Ring Ouzels on the Kingsbury Slope(D)
16/04/00 - 1 Northern Wheatear on tthe Paddocks(K)&(L)
17/04/00 - 2 Ring Ouzels (m+f) in the Chalkpit(C)
17/04/00 - 1 Northern Wheatear in the Paddocks(K)&(L)
17/04/00 - 1 Common Whitethroat on The Kingsbury Slope(D)
18/04/00 - 1 Common Redstart (f) in the Paddocks (K&L)
19/04/00 - 6+ Northern Wheatear in the Paddocks(K&L)
19/04/00 - 6 Common Redstart, 1 (f) in the Paddocks(K&L), 5 others dispersed around the site
20/04/00 - 4 Northern Wheatear, 3 on the Downside Slope(H) & 1 on the Paddocks(K&L)
21/04/00 - 2 Northern Wheatear on the Tesco Slope(A)
21/04/00 - 1 Yellow Wagtail by the Chalkpit(C)
21/04/00 - a few Swallows moving through
21/04/00 - a couple of Common Whitethroat singing on site
23/04/00 - 2 Common Redstarts, 1 on the Tesco Slope(A) & 1 on the Paddocks(L)
23/04/00 - 2 or 3 Lesser Whitethroat arrived on site this morning
23/04/00 - a few Yellow Wagtails moving overhead
23/04/00 - 2 Redpolls, 1 over the Chalk Pit(C) & 1 over the Downside Slope(H)
24/04/00 - 1 Common Redstart in the Paddocks(K&L)
24/04/00 - 1 Northern Wheatear in the Paddocks(K&L)
24/04/00 - a few Yellow Wagtails flying over the site
25/04/00 - 6 Northern Wheatear on the Paddocks(K)
25/04/00 - 11 Northern Wheatear flew over site but did not land
29/04/00 - 1 Ring Ouzel (female) on Tesco Slope(A)
29/04/00 - A very healthy population of Common Whitethroat this year especially along the top boundary fence of the site and in the adjacent rape field
01/05/00 - A Northern wheatear (male) at the top of Tesco Slope(B)

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